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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.

A new documentary produced in Germany, “The United States of Hoodoo,” looks like a must-see for anyone interested in Afro-diasporic religion and traditions. Quote: “[Darius James] immerses himself in the fabric of urban creativity where he encounters artists, musicians, writers, spiritual leaders and scholars. He finds out that the African gods have taken on new forms since their arrival on North America’s shores. Their spirit now manifests itself in turn-table wizardry, improvisational skills and mind-blowing collages, performances, and rituals. He also finds out that an age old figure from the voodoo pantheon, a divine trickster who comes with many names, plays a major role in all of this.” Germany theatrical release is scheduled for July, international release is TBA. Follow the film’s Facebook page for updates.

The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) on Ireland’s Hill of Tara was vandalized, hammered repeatedly on each side, chipping the stone. I would really not want to be near the guy (or gal) who did this when the Tuatha Dé Danann comes calling.

While I’m on the subject of new Pagan ebooks, Pagan scholar K. A. Laity has just released a compilation of Pagan-themed writings entitled “Rook Chant.” Quote: “It includes everything from short pieces for pagan/spirituality journals like The Seeker Journal, The Beltane Papers, Circle and New Witch, papers delivered at academic conferences or published in academic journals as well as a few reviews and translations of old magical texts.”

Anne Hill shares a talk she gave at the recent Pagan Alliance festival in Berkeley on the intersection of progressive politics and Pagan activism. Quote: “Fighting a religious war is no way to maintain a democracy. It’s not even a great way to maintain a religion. The challenge for Pagans, today and over the long haul, is to use our spiritual beliefs to galvanize us to action, but to stay focused on the goal: a country in which politics and spirituality are NOT unified. Where the separation of church and state is intact, and everyone’s basic civil rights are valued and protected.”

That’s it for now! Feel free to discuss any of these links in the comments, some of these I may expand into longer posts as needed.